Who was pushing forward, in 3-minute windows — field position, share of the ball and any shots on the clock, combined. Sunderland above the line, Leeds below.
xG race
Expected goals accumulating minute by minute — every dot is a shot, sized by its own xG. Click a shot here or on the shot map below to find the same one in both places. Switch to xGOT (xG on target) to count only the shots that tested the goalkeeper, valued by where they went in the goal mouth, or Both to see the two together.
Show
SunderlandLeedssolid = xG26 shots — click any dot
Shot map
Every shot, one pitch per side. Circle size is xG, the line is where it went in the goal mouth. Filter by outcome; hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.
Sunderland
Leeds
In possession
In possession
How they kept the ball, built up, progressed, created and finished, and where their attacks died.
When Sunderland has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Sunderland's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
29.0%
Progression
44.6%
Chance creation
23.8%
Attacking transition
2.7%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Sunderland spends most of its time on the ball (45% of its time on the ball).
Leeds
The question
When Leeds has the ball, how much of that time is spent building, progressing and creating?
The share of Leeds's time on the ball spent in each phase of play, in the order the phases happen. A phase is where the ball is on the pitch (own third, middle third, final third); a transition or a set piece skips the build-up and is counted on its own.
Phase
Share of the time
Build-up
33.2%
Progression
42.3%
Chance creation
23.9%
Attacking transition
0.5%
Vision AI Model Insight
Progression is where Leeds spends most of its time on the ball (42% of its time on the ball).
Passing Network
Each dot is a player at his average touch position, sized by touches. It shows the starting eleven; add the substitutes with the chip. Click a player to draw his heatmap on the same pitch and light up his passing links. Lines are this match's passes between two players, thicker for more.
Every pass of the match as an arrow, each side attacking left to right (solid = completed, dashed grey = failed). Eight families per team — click any map to open it wide, then filter by channel or third, from one to another (or click a cell of the flow grids), by outcome, half, minute and passer. Channels: right wing, right half-space, centre, left half-space, left wing.
From channel
To channel
From third
To third
Outcome · half
Minutes
Channel to channel · click a cell
Third to third · click a cell
Touch Density
Where each side had the ball: brighter means more touches.
Sunderland — 598 touches
Leeds — 586 touches
Which Zones Do They Attack Through?
Sunderland
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Sunderland actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
425
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
77
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the left wing of the middle third (12.4% of all actions). 57% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 43% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 31% defensive, 47% middle, 22% attacking.
Leeds
The question
Across the whole pitch, where does Leeds actually do its on-ball work?
Passes on one map, carries (the ball travelling with a player) on the other. Each is binned into the 15 pitch zones (three thirds × five vertical lanes) and shaded by its share of that kind of action; the arrows are the real actions.
Passes
the ball moved by a pass
417
ACTIONS
Carries
the ball moved with a player
76
ACTIONS
Vision AI Model Insight
Their single busiest zone is the centre of the defensive third (12.6% of all actions). 60% of actions run through the inside lanes (centre + both half-spaces) versus 40% down the two wings — an inside-dominant, half-space build. By third: 37% defensive, 44% middle, 19% attacking.
Attack sides
Which channel each side attacked through: the share of every action they made in the opponent's half, down the left, through the middle and down the right. Sunderland leaned on their left (40%); Leeds spread it evenly (no channel above 38%).
Sunderland
L
40%24%36%
R
Leeds
L
31%30%38%
R
Final-third entries
Every completed pass or carry that took the ball from outside the final third into it, by the channel it arrived in (both wings, both half-spaces, the centre). Longer, bolder arrows mean more entries. Dribbles are not counted.
Sunderland — 34 entries, 35% through the left wing
Leeds — 38 entries, 42% through the right wing
Build-up1 section
Build-Up — the pass map
Sunderland
The football question
How does Sunderland progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
131build-up passes attempted
68%completed
29%reach the middle third
0%go long into the final third
Pass types
42CB · 47%
3Long Wide · 3%
36Wide → FB · 40%
8Central · 9%
CB42 · 47%
Long Wide3 · 3%
Wide → FB36 · 40%
Central8 · 9%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Sunderland build predominantly down the left, with Roefs as the fulcrum (15 build-up passes). Only 29% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is LHS def → C def (6×).
Leeds
The football question
How does Leeds progress possession from defence into attack — and who runs it?
Build-up passes grouped into 5 real categories — not the old zone grid, not raw individual lines: CB (passer is a centre-back), Wide→FB, Central, Long Wide, Long Central. Each gets its own panel below, so nothing competes for attention. Arrow width = volume, labelled with the exact count; hover for the top passer.
151build-up passes attempted
75%completed
31%reach the middle third
6%go long into the final third
Pass types
47CB · 41%
16Long Wide · 14%
4Long Central · 4%
39Wide → FB · 34%
8Central · 7%
CB47 · 41%
Long Wide16 · 14%
Long Central4 · 4%
Wide → FB39 · 34%
Central8 · 7%
◆ Vision AI Insight
Leeds build predominantly down the left, with Muharemovic as the fulcrum (30 build-up passes). Only 37% of their build-up passes actually advance a third — the rest is lateral circulation, the hallmark of a possession-controlling side that circulates patiently in midfield before progressing. Their single most-repeated pattern is C def → LW def (8×).
Progression1 section
How They Progress — the mechanism
Sunderland
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 33 progressive passes across 1 match (33.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
36%
Right half-space
21%
Central
0%
Left half-space
12%
Left wing
30%
Progression is right-dominant: 58% right side · 0% central · 42% left.
Who generates it
Trai Hume
7 · 21%
Granit Xhaka
6 · 18%
Enzo Le Fée
5 · 15%
Chris Rigg
3 · 9%
Nordi Mukiele
3 · 9%
Top two — Trai Hume & Granit Xhaka — account for 39% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
33.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
27% reach final third
24% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 73% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.27% of progressive passes reached the final third and 24% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 39% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spaceefficient
Centralsterile
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingbalanced
Leeds
Not just how many progressive passes, but where they start, who plays them, and whether they actually penetrate. 47 progressive passes across 1 match (47.0/game).
Origin lane
Right wing
30%
Right half-space
13%
Central
23%
Left half-space
17%
Left wing
17%
Progression is right-dominant: 43% right side · 23% central · 34% left.
Who generates it
James Trafford
11 · 23%
Jayden Bogle
8 · 17%
Ao Tanaka
6 · 13%
Harry Wilson
5 · 11%
Tarik Muharemovic
5 · 11%
Top two — James Trafford & Jayden Bogle — account for 40% of all progression.
PROGRESSION
47.0 prog passes/game
mostly right
→
PENETRATION
28% reach final third
17% reach the box
→
THREAT
the other 72% is recycled
progress ≠ danger
What came of it.28% of progressive passes reached the final third and 17% the box; the rest was recycled in front of the block. 40% of the progression ran through two players, mostly down the right side.
Which lanes actually create the threat
Share of passes played from each lane against its share of the threat (xT) they add. Efficient = more threat than volume, sterile = lots of the ball, little damage.
Per lane — volume vs threat
Right wingefficient
Right half-spacebalanced
Centralefficient
Left half-spacebalanced
Left wingsterile
Chance creation4 sections
Chance creation — how the shots come
Sunderland
The question
Where do Sunderland's chances actually come from?
Every shot traced back to its source: set pieces, or the pass that set it up (a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box) or no pass at all (the player created it himself).
15shots
1.0xG
0.07xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Source of the shot
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Cross
1
0
0.07
0.07
Pass into the box / short pass
7
0
0.35
0.05
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
3
0
0.33
0.11
Corner
3
0
0.21
0.07
Free kick
1
0
0.02
0.02
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Enzo Le Fée
3
0.20
0
Granit Xhaka
2
0.10
0
Noah Sadiki
2
0.07
0
Chris Rigg
1
0.05
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Brian Brobbey
2
0.27
0
Nilson Angulo
3
0.20
0
Luke O'Nien
3
0.19
0
Chris Rigg
2
0.11
0
Chemsdine Talbi
1
0.08
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Sunderland's chances, by xG, is pass into the box / short pass (0.3 of 1.0 xG, 7 of 15 shots). 4 of the 15 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 1.0 xG (-1.0).
Leeds
The question
Where do Leeds's chances actually come from?
Every shot traced back to its source: set pieces, or the pass that set it up (a cross, a cut-back, a long ball, a pass into the box) or no pass at all (the player created it himself).
11shots
0.7xG
0.06xG per shot
0big chances (0.3+ xG)
0goals
Source of the shot
Shots
Goals
xG
xG / shot
Cross
1
0
0.03
0.03
Cut-back
2
0
0.22
0.11
Pass into the box / short pass
3
0
0.14
0.05
Own creation (carry, dribble, rebound)
3
0
0.19
0.06
Corner
2
0
0.12
0.06
Every attempt to create — and what came of it
Every pass into the box, every cut-back and every pass before a shot. Red led to a shot, gold to a goal; grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap an arrow for the detail.
Who sets the shots up
Player
Set-ups
xG created
Goals
Noah Okafor
1
0.16
0
Jayden Bogle
1
0.07
0
James Justin
1
0.06
0
Ethan Ampadu
1
0.04
0
Harry Wilson
1
0.03
0
Who takes them
Player
Shots
xG
Goals
Sean Longstaff
2
0.20
0
Jayden Bogle
2
0.14
0
Noah Okafor
2
0.11
0
Tarik Muharemovic
1
0.07
0
Ao Tanaka
1
0.07
0
Vision AI Model Insight
The biggest source of Leeds's chances, by xG, is cut-back (0.2 of 0.7 xG, 2 of 11 shots). 2 of the 11 shots came from set pieces; 0 goals from 0.7 xG (-0.7).
Crosses & Cutbacks — squad-wide
Sunderland
The question
How does Sunderland deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
12 crosses: 2 found a team-mate (17%), 1 led to a shot (8%). 0 cut-backs: 0 found a team-mate (—), 0 led to a shot (—). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Leeds
The question
How does Leeds deliver into the box from wide areas, and what comes of it?
15 crosses: 3 found a team-mate (20%), 1 led to a shot (7%). 6 cut-backs: 2 found a team-mate (33%), 2 led to a shot (33%). A cross starts wide and is aimed into the box; a cut-back starts near the byline and is squared back. Grey ones were tried but no shot came: solid found a team-mate, dashed lost the ball.
Crosses by Territory
Sunderland
The question
Which part of the final third does Sunderland actually cross from?
12 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 50% come from one territory, the byline right wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
byline · right wing
6
50%
0
advanced · right wing
2
17%
0
deep · right wing
1
8%
0
deep · left wing
1
8%
0
advanced · left wing
1
8%
1
byline · left wing
1
8%
0
Leeds
The question
Which part of the final third does Leeds actually cross from?
15 crosses in this match (the same crosses as the map above), split into fifteen territories — five channels (both wings, both half-spaces and the centre) by three depths from the halfway line to the byline. 40% come from one territory, the advanced right wing; 0 come from the half-spaces and 0 from the centre.
Territory
Crosses
Share
Led to a shot
advanced · right wing
6
40%
1
byline · right wing
4
27%
0
advanced · left wing
2
13%
0
byline · left wing
2
13%
0
deep · right wing
1
7%
0
On-Ball Value — who moved the game
Every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win is worth the change it made to the chance of scoring minus the chance of conceding in the next 10 seconds. A forward pass into space is positive, a lost ball in a dangerous spot is negative. The chart adds the values up as the match goes on.
+0.85Sunderland on-ball value
+0.47Leeds on-ball value
SunderlandLeedsEach step up is an action that raised the team's chance of scoring; a drop is one that lowered it
Sunderland — where the value came from
Passes425 actions+0.17
Carries77 actions+0.08
Dribbles16 actions-0.11
Shots15 actions+0.45
Ball wins48 actions+0.26
Leeds — where the value came from
Passes417 actions-0.05
Carries76 actions-0.00
Dribbles17 actions-0.04
Shots11 actions+0.32
Ball wins39 actions+0.24
Sunderland — most valuable players
Player
Actions
OBV
Trai Hume
63
+0.181
Brian Brobbey
9
+0.167
Nilson Angulo
38
+0.131
Luke O'Nien
58
+0.097
Nordi Mukiele
39
+0.076
Noah Sadiki (lowest)
51
-0.026
Leeds — most valuable players
Player
Actions
OBV
Ethan Ampadu
76
+0.318
Jayden Bogle
52
+0.279
Sean Longstaff
5
+0.181
James Trafford
52
+0.142
Jaka Bijol
62
+0.083
Lukas Nmecha (lowest)
2
-0.156
When they lose it1 section
Ball-Loss Map — where attacks die
Sunderland
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
26
Failed forward pass
18
Failed take-on
10
Lost in the defensive third
42
Their weakest zone is the right wing in the attacking third: 50% of 28 pass attempts there are lost (14 times). Separately, 21% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Leeds
Every turnover has a location and a cause. This is a rate, not a raw count — the share of pass attempts from each zone that end in a turnover, so a zone they simply play through more often doesn't automatically look riskier. Grey cells are real zones with too few attempts to trust a rate.
Loss rate by zone
How they lose it
Incomplete pass — attacking third
41
Failed forward pass
28
Failed take-on
7
Lost in the defensive third
37
Their weakest zone is the right half-space in the attacking third: 60% of 15 pass attempts there are lost (9 times). Separately, 33% of all losses happen in the attacking third — a fair share happen deeper, which invites transitions.
Out of possession
Out of possession
How they pressed, where they won the ball, and how the other side got through.
Not just press intensity, but where the 166 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
12%
Middle third
26%
Own third
62%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 5.4 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 12% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 26% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came evenly across the width.
Leeds
Not just press intensity, but where the 147 defensive actions happen — the trigger height and the side they hunt.
Where defensive actions happen
Attacking third
21%
Middle third
33%
Own third
46%
By intensity this is an aggressive high press: 4.8 opponent passes per defensive action (PPDA; lower = more aggressive). By height, 21% of their defensive actions come in the attacking third, 33% in midfield.
Where they win it back
Darker = more defensive actions.
Where they pressed. Their defensive actions came more down the right.
How long they keep it — passes and seconds until the ball is won
Sunderland
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Sunderland win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 27 opposition possessions that Sunderland ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before Sunderland step in. Sunderland win it after 3.2 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 3.8 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
3.7passes
median 2 · before Sunderland win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
13sec
median 5s · 27.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
63%
15%
11%
11%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
4.4
16s
15–30′
1.3
2s
30–45+′
4.3
17s
45–60′
too few
60–75′
3.7
13s
75–90+′
3.9
14s
average passesaverage seconds
Leeds
The question
Once the opponent has the ball, how many passes and how many seconds pass before Leeds win it back with a defensive action?
Counted over the 23 opposition possessions that Leeds ended with a tackle, interception, recovery or challenge. Fewer passes and seconds means the ball is won quickly (a press); more means the opponent is allowed to play before Leeds step in. Leeds win it after 5.3 opponent passes in the first half-hour and after 6.7 after the hour mark (later).
PASSES THEY GET
6.0passes
median 4 · before Leeds win it
TIME THEY KEEP IT
17sec
median 12s · 23.0 wins per game
How many passes the opponent got in before the ball was won
35%
26%
30%
9%
0–2 passes3–5 passes6–9 passes10+ passes
Through the match — every 15 minutes
0–15′
4.5
18s
15–30′
6.0
14s
30–45+′
4.3
12s
45–60′
too few
60–75′
11.5
37s
75–90+′
3.5
8s
average passesaverage seconds
Winning the ball2 sections
Defensive Action Map
Every tackle, interception, recovery, clearance, block and aerial duel, one pitch per side. Red won the ball or the duel; a grey ring is one that failed: a duel lost, a tackle missed, dribbled past. Filter by outcome, type or player; tap a dot for the detail.
Sunderland — 166 actions, 127 won
Leeds — 147 actions, 105 won
Ball-Win Map
Where each side won the ball back, by territory: the pitch cut into thirds and three channels, each zone showing its share of the wins (darker = more). The table lists the five wins highest up the pitch.
Sunderland — 93 wins · 3% in the final third, 17% midfield, 80% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Brian Brobbey
ball-recovery
25′
88
Nilson Angulo
tackle
45′
73
Habib Diarra
ball-recovery
85′
73
Chris Rigg
ball-recovery
61′
63
Luke O'Nien
ball-recovery
83′
63
Leeds — 74 wins · 9% in the final third, 30% midfield, 61% own third
Highest wins
Type
Min
x
Jayden Bogle
ball-recovery
61′
83
Noah Okafor
ball-recovery
77′
83
Ao Tanaka
ball-recovery
26′
81
Harry Wilson
tackle
1′
74
Jayden Bogle
ball-recovery
5′
74
Defending the box1 section
Vulnerability Map — how opponents hurt them
Sunderland
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Sunderland? 47 opponent progressive passes and 11 shots faced (0.7 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Sunderland)
Right wing
32%
Right half-space
11%
Central
27%
Left half-space
19%
Left wing
12%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (32% of the danger conceded).
Leeds
The report flipped: where do opponents create their threat against Leeds? 33 opponent progressive passes and 15 shots faced (1.0 xG against) in this match.
Opponent threat by lane (attacking into Leeds)
Right wing
30%
Right half-space
26%
Central
0%
Left half-space
16%
Left wing
29%
Where the danger came from. Opponents generated most of their threat through the right wing (30% of the danger conceded).
Context
Shape and tactics
How each side set up, and how far from their own norm they played.
How each side played in each third: wide or central, direct or patient, quick or slow, and what its possessions did next. The numbers use every pass, carry and take-on and follow each possession in order; the one-line verdict compares the passing with the league. Tap ? for what a number means.
Sunderland
Build-up (own third)
safer, touchline to touchline, played in the channels
right 30% · centre 33% · left 37% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.166
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+10.9 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.17%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.19%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.1 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).47% of 62
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.56%
Progression (middle third)
safer, slower, more direct
right 33% · centre 26% · left 41% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.237
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+6.0 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.14%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.13%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.7 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).32% of 65
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.63%
Final third
safer, playing short, played inside
right 37% · centre 16% · left 47% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.115
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+1.4 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.17%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.6%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.4 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).31% of 32
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.41%
Leeds
Build-up (own third)
safer, left-sided, slower
right 23% · centre 41% · left 36% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.184
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+14.0 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.17%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.32%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.2.9 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).52% of 61
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.56%
Progression (middle third)
safer, slower, more recycling
right 38% · centre 25% · left 36% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.222
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+3.1 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.16%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.12%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.1 s
Possessions that went on?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).31% of 71
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.55%
Final third
safer, more direct
right 45% · centre 22% · left 33% ?Where across the pitch they played in this third: right channel, centre, left channel. Counts every pass, carry and take-on.
Actions?Every pass, carry and take-on the side started in this third.104
Forward metres per action?Average metres the ball moved towards goal with each pass or carry started here. Higher means more direct.+2.1 m
Carries?Share of actions here that were carries (running with the ball) instead of passes.12%
Long passes (30 m+)?Share of passes from here travelling 30 m or more.14%
Seconds between actions?Average seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, for actions in this third. Lower means quicker.3.2 s
Possessions ending in a shot?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that went on to reach the next third (in the final third: that ended in a shot).24% of 37
Possessions lost here?Of the possessions that had the ball in this third, the share that ended with the ball lost in this third.49%
Against their own norm
The five numbers that departed furthest from each side's own season average — bar right of centre means more than usual, left means less. This is what makes a match unusual rather than merely good or bad.
Sunderland
compared with their other 7 matches this season
PPDA5.4vs 4.3
Threat from passing4.03vs 5.48
Progressive passes33vs 41
Progressive carries25vs 34
Final-third entries34vs 39
Leeds
compared with their other 7 matches this season
Defensive actions147vs 172
Expected goals0.70vs 1.30
Field tilt51%vs 42%
Progressive passes47vs 37
PPDA4.8vs 4.1
Decision Quality — not all completed passes are equal
Sunderland
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
11%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
54%
Safe / backward
34%
12% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 88% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Leeds
A 90% pass completion can hide a sideways habit. Grading every pass by the threat it adds separates value creation from safe circulation.
Excellent (high xT gain)
14%
Progressive
1%
Neutral / sideways
49%
Safe / backward
36%
15% of passes are progressive-or-better; the remaining 85% keep possession without advancing it. A control-first side — safe in build-up, reliant on a few players for the incision.
Squads
Players
Who stood out, and every player's numbers. Click a player for his own match report.
Every corner of the match, drawn from the flag to where the delivery landed, and what came of it within ten seconds. Sunderland: 4 corners, 2 led to a shot; Leeds: 5 corners, 1 led to a shot. Stars are direct free kicks at goal.
Sunderland
4Corners
2Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
4Set-piece shots
0.23Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
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Leeds
5Corners
1Led to a shot
4Free kicks, their half
2Set-piece shots
0.12Set-piece xG
0Set-piece goals
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goal followedshot followedfirst contact wondelivery lost★ direct free kick
Who stood out — the most valuable players
Ranked by on-ball value: what every pass, carry, take-on, shot and ball win added to the chance of scoring, minus what it gave away. Click a card for that player's full match report.
Player of the match · highest on-ball value
Sunderland
Leeds
Every player — the full numbers
Every player who played. Click a column to sort. The best value in each column is highlighted.
Click any player to open his own match report: every pass, carry, shot and tackle he made in this match.
